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Other purchases for the year included: 2 orang-utans, 1 

 chimpanzee, 2 drills, 1 mandrill, 1 golden baboon, 1 black ape, 

 3 sea-lions, 1 leopard, 1 civet cat, 2 cacomistles, 1 badger, 2 

 striped-tailed dogs, 1 kit fox, 2 martens, 3 coypu rats, 1 albino 

 porcupine, 2 South American squirrels, 1 pair black squirrels, 2 

 black-tailed deer and two South American opossums. 



Among the more important gifts were the following : 1 sia- 

 mang, 1 sphinx baboon, 4 woolly monkeys, 2 pig-tailed monkeys, 

 1 Canada lynx, 3 common lynx, 1 young jaguar, 1 ocelot, 1 griz- 

 zly bear cub, 2 red foxes, 1 coati-mundi, 1 black squirrel, 1 chev- 

 rotain and 1 Mexican deer. Acknowledgement of these gifts 

 and names of donors appear in following pages of this report. 



The American Museum of Natural History deposited at 

 the Park two particularly interesting equines. These were 

 specimens of the Celtic and Scandinavian horses. They arrived 

 October 16, and have been placed on exhibition in a large yard 

 near the Zebra House. 



From the Society's research station in British Guiana, Cur- 

 ator Beebe has sent the following: 1 yaguarundi cat, 1 ocelot, 1 

 wild dog, 1 paca, 1 golden agouti, 2 rat-tailed opossums, 7 sharp- 

 nosed opossums, 2 mouse opossums, 2 woodrats, 3 red rats and 

 various other mammals. 



Births. — The increase of our axis deer herd is particularly 

 worthy of note. Nine perfect fawns have been added during 

 the present year. These beautiful deer are in much demand for 

 private collections and we have sold many specimens. We en- 

 deavor to maintain this herd at twenty head, or more. Demand 

 from many sources, early in 1915, reduced the number to eleven 

 individuals. There are now twenty-seven deer in the herd. 



Our elk herd also has materially increased in numbers, and 

 we are much interested in noting the development of several 

 fawns born during the latter part of October. Whether or not 

 these late-comers will acquire enough strength to endure the 

 winter cold, is a problem. Normally, elk fawns are seldom born 

 later than July, and should attain a good growth by the arrival 

 of the cold season. 



The following is a list of the most important births during 

 1916: 



9 Axis Deer 1 Mouflon 



